Australian politician
Everyone asks me the same question now I’ve quit politics. Here’s my honest answer
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Ex-Lib leader’s curious new job: The Albanese government has appointed Sussan Ley to the board of Snowy Hydro Ltd more than seven months after she was dumped as ...
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Six months into the job, Taylor is taking a detour: Behind the scenes, Angus Taylor and Anthony Albanese have been engaged in a rare level of cooperation this ...
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Sussan Ley unveils new post-politics chapter: Former opposition leader Sussan Ley has described the “inevitable ending” of her political career in her first live ...
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How long does Angus Taylor have to save the Liberal Party?: The opposition leader may have a spring in his step and the ammunition from Labor to attack ...
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Farrer By-election 2026: Overview of the Farrer electorate in the Farrer by-election 2026
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Voters will head to the polling booths today, May 9, to elect the next federal member for Farrer following Sussan Ley's resignation ... Show more
Today is the first byelection of the 48th Parliament, triggered by the resignation of former opposition leader Sussan Ley ... Show more
One Nation now wrenching votes from Labor as it overtakes Coalition: Like Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, Pauline Hanson’s party is winning support at the right and ...
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Canavan has a chance to stop the rot and take on One Nation: The Nationals turn to a new leader after years of turmoil on the Coalition side of politics.
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One Nation candidate says old money from Sydney and Melbourne is pouring into his byelection campaign
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One Nation candidate contesting Sussan Ley’s seat likened Julia Gillard to ‘non-productive old cow’
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Nationals select former military commander Brad Robertson to contest Farrer: The National Party's candidate for the Farrer by-election, Brad Robertson ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-03-08/brad-robertson-nationals-candidate-farrer-by-election/106429634
One Nation names pick for key by-election: One Nation has named David Farley as its candidate for the Farrer by-election.
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Sussan Ley formally resigns from politics after 25 years: In a statement on Friday morning, Ley announced she had tendered her resignation ...
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It took 80 years for a woman to become Liberal leader, and 9 months to dump her: Sussan Ley vowed to be a different opposition leader, one who consulted widely ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-02-13/sussan-ley-s-time-as-liberal-leader/106045934
Liberal Party won't publish its review into disastrous 2025 election: The review received hundreds of submissions, and was finished months ago ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-02-27/liberal-party-election-review-will-not-to-be-published/106398462
One Nation may well win Sussan Ley’s seat – that would be terrible for all of us: Smart Liberals believe the coming Farrer byelection could be a two-horse race ...
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We might come last: Littleproud talks down byelection chances as leadership rivals circle
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Live: Sussan Ley to quit politics after losing spill, setting up by-election: Sussan Ley announces she will quit the parliament after losing her leadership to ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-02-13/federal-politics-live-blog-liberal-spill/106339480
Angus Taylor elected new Liberal Party leader, Jane Hume deputy: Angus Taylor has won the Liberal leadership in a party room vote, promising to make the ...
smh.com.au/politics/federal/angus-taylor-elected-new-liberal-party-leader-20260212-p5o1ud.html
Deputy Liberal leader Jane Hume and Goldstein MP Tim Wilson will lead the opposition’s effort to regain the party’s image as better managers of the economy in ... Show more
Migrants from Gaza and Somalia among those to be banned from Australia under unreleased Liberal plan
theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/16/migrants-from-gaza-and-somalia-among-those-to-be-banned-from-australia-under-unreleased-liberal-plan
Angus Taylor faces leadership test in Farrer byelection as independent vows to ‘finish what we started’ and oust Liberals
theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/14/angus-taylor-leadership-test-farrer-byelection-sussan-ley-independent-michelle-milthorpe
JUST IN: New Liberal leader Angus Taylor has unveiled his shadow cabinet, ousting several key allies of former leader Sussan Ley ... Show more
If the Liberals think Angus Taylor will save them, they’re in for a shock: Polls suggest support for the Liberals is disturbingly close to the level of backing ...
smh.com.au/politics/federal/if-the-liberals-think-angus-taylor-will-save-them-they-re-in-for-a-shock-20260210-p5o164.html
Hanson reacts to Liberal leadership change: Good afternoon and welcome to our rolling coverage of the Liberal leadership spill.
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Hume back after major WFH controversy: Angus Taylor has unveiled his new frontbench team billing it as a “fresh beginning” after months of internal warfare.
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Jane Hume on migration, One Nation and laughing at Angus Taylor: Listen to this episode from The Briefing on Spotify. Thursday Headlines: Australian citizen with ...
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Liberal Party poised to dump Ley: The Liberal Party is poised to dump its first federal female leader, with Sussan Ley's supporters acknowledging her rival ...
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‘I never agreed’: Top Liberals baulk at Ley’s hardline migration policy: Two senior Liberal MPs had their names at the top of Sussan Ley’s immigration policy to ...
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'Has no validity': Taylor denies knowledge of Ley immigration policy: Opposition leader Angus Taylor says he doesn't know anything about Sussan ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-02-16/angus-taylor-denies-knowledge-of-immigration-policy/106351264
#BREAKING : Ousted Liberal Party leader Sussan Ley has announced she will resign from parliament and quit politics in the coming weeks ... Show more
Ley to quit politics, reconnect with 'passion' of aviation
Ley to quit politics, reconnect with 'passion' of aviation
Angus Taylor just got an unwelcome parting gift from the leader he deposed: Within two hours of being elected Liberal leader, Angus Taylor has already been ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-02-13/farrer-byelection-sussan-ley-angus-taylor/106341236
Frustration grows among Liberal women: Sussan Ley's departure has been followed by the loss of the Liberal Party's female champion, Charlotte Mortlock.
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Taylor may shoot for the summit. Even his backers will settle for base camp: Can Angus Taylor re-establish the Coalition’s credibility? He could start by turning ...
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Liberal figure Charlotte Mortlock quits party amid feared backlash over dumping of first female leader
theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/15/liberal-figure-charlotte-mortlock-quits-party-amid-feared-backlash-over-dumping-of-first-female-leader
Price declares ‘I’m back, baby’: Maverick MP Jacinta Price has declared herself “back, baby” after being sidelined for months over her comments about Indian ...
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Once a safe Coalition seat, Farrer is buzzing with talk of change: Just minutes after deposed Liberal leader Sussan Ley announced her resignation ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-02-14/farrer-constituents-react-sussan-ley-resignation/106341264
Angus Taylor unveils Coalition frontbench with Tim Wilson as shadow treasurer and Nationals returned
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Liberal MP Sussan Ley has announced she will resign from parliament after she was deposed as opposition leader. #auspol #politics #liberals #australia
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has congratulated Sussan Ley on her political career and the "grace and dignity she has shown" after losing the ... Show more
Hanson's election announcement a warning shot to new Liberal leader
Hanson's election announcement a warning shot to new Liberal leader
Women's advocate quits Liberal Party after Ley defeat: Women were less likely to vote for the Coalition at the 2025 election than ever before ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-02-15/charlotte-mortlock-women-liberal-party/106347176
Angus Taylor flags housing focus ahead of by-election 'challenge': New Liberal Party leader Angus Taylor says restoring voter confidence in the Liberal ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-02-14/angus-taylor-housing-affordability-cost-of-living/106344998
‘Back, baby’: Shock returns to Libs frontline: Exiled frontbenchers Andrew Hastie and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price are “back, baby” and set to return to the ...
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Australia news live: protesters chant ‘we have the right to demonstrate’ at rally outside Sydney police station after alleged brutality at Herzog protest
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‘Sad moment’ as leading Lib woman quits: A prominent advocate for greater representation of women in the Liberals has quit the party just days after federal MPs ...
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Those who backed Sussan Ley thought the Liberal Party was shifting too far to the right. Others felt the party wasn't going far enough.
FULL STORY: The moment it all went wrong for Ley
‘Broken’: Huge call after Ley rolled: Nationals leader David Littleproud has again blamed Sussan Ley for the Coalition’s dramatic January break-up ...
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Big moves that could spell the end for Sussan Ley’s leadership are breaking this afternoon.
FULL STORY: ‘CHANGE OR DIE’: Senator makes stunning claim as Libs bloodbath worsens
She tried to fix the Liberals’ women problem. Now she’s quitting the party: The founder of a key Liberal women’s network has quit the organisation and the party ...
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One Nation draws level with Coalition as voters give their first take on Taylor: Support for One Nation has surged to 23 per cent of the primary vote – although ...
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JUST IN: Liberal backbencher Jane Hume has been elected deputy leader of the party, beating out contenders Ted O'Brien, Dan Tehan and Melissa Price ... Show more
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Sussan Ley’s troubled tenure as the leader of the federal liberal party has come to an end, with her loss to Angus Taylor.
All in all ... Show more
Malcolm Turnbull calls on Angus Taylor to quit frontbench to challenge Sussan Ley as leadership spill rumours
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Dan Tehan is the 10th and latest to resign from Sussan Ley’s front bench.
FULL STORY: ‘CHANGE OR DIE’: Senator makes stunning claim as Libs bloodbath worsens
Ley’s parting gift to the man who rolled her: a byelection One Nation thinks it can win
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Taylor versus Ley, the sequel, shapes up as a box-office bomb: Far from the audience-thrilling rituals of political leadership challenges, this one started out ...
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Coalition's rushed reunification does not solve split's causes: The Coalition has reunited, but the new agreement does not address underlying party ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-02-09/coalition-reunification-liberals-nationals-sussan-ley/106304664
Liberals despair at prospect of 'non-existence' and weigh leadership change
abc.net.au/news/2026-02-09/liberals-despair-after-disastrous-poll-weigh-sussan-ley-spill/106320642
Ley offers temporary exile for Nationals who crossed the floor: Sussan Ley has given David Littleproud a list of non-negotiable conditions ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-02-03/ley-offers-littleproud-terms-to-reunite-coalition/106298840
Liberals say Ley’s concessions to reunite Coalition may have tipped MPs into Taylor’s camp ahead of expected spill
theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/09/liberals-say-leys-concessions-to-reunite-coalition-may-have-tipped-mps-into-taylors-camp-ahead-of-expected-spill
Last-minute meetings and panic over polls: inside the five days that broke the Coalition – again
theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/23/inside-the-five-days-that-broke-the-liberal-national-coalition-sussan-ley-david-littleproud
Sussan Ley may fast-track permanent Liberal-only frontbench as Coalition reunion hopes fade
theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/04/sussan-ley-may-fast-track-permanent-liberal-only-frontbench-as-coalition-reunion-hopes-fade
Live: Hastie says he doesn't have support to challenge for Liberal leadership
abc.net.au/news/2026-01-30/federal-politics-live/106282604
Sussan Ley to announce Liberal-only frontbench as allies increasingly confident she won’t face spill
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'Door is open but I'm not looking', Ley says after Coalition split: Liberal party head Sussan Ley says she is "absolutely confident" in her leadership ...
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Poll nightmare seals Ley’s fate: Sussan Ley is facing a leadership challenge from Angus Taylor as early as this week amid a new plunge in the polls and surging ...
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Moderate Liberals 'rock solid' behind Sussan Ley amid leadership whispers
abc.net.au/news/2026-01-26/moderate-liberals-rock-solid-ley-leadership-challenge/106267314
Albanese's courtside appearance shows the government's fortunes have changed
abc.net.au/news/2026-02-02/parliament-sitting-week-opposition-leadership-albanese/106292656
Albanese had a dream. The Coalition’s catastrophe is making it come true: Together, the Libs and the Nats were in the wilderness. Apart, they are all in ...
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The Coalition has a much-needed chance to hold Labor to account – if they can stop talking about themselves
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Breaking: Ley issues ultimatum to Littleproud as she announces temporary shadow ministry
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Live: Liberals to sit alone in parliament after Coalition split: Ahead of parliament's return, the future of the Coalition remains in limbo after ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-02-03/federal-politics-live-ley-littleproud-albanese-parliament/106296954
Tony Abbott intervenes in Liberal leadership battle: Former prime minister Tony Abbott has intervened in the Liberal leadership race, urging conservatives to ...
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